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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *kakab-
Meaning: partridge
Hittite: {.......}
Old Indian: {kúkubha- m. wilder Hahn, Fasan}
Old Greek: kakkábǟ f., kakkabís f. `Rebhuhn', kakkabízdō `gackern (vom Rebhuhn)'
Latin: cacabāre `gackern (vom Rebhuhn)'
Russ. meaning: птица (куропатка)
References: WH
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 993
Root: ko ko, kak(k)-, ku(r)kur-
English meaning: expr. sounds of a hen or cock
German meaning: u. dgl. als Nachahmung des Naturlautes der Hühner; Worte ohne nachweisbare ältere Geschichte
Material: I. Gr. κακκάβη f., κακκαβίς f. `Rebhuhn', κακκαβίζειν vom Naturlaut der Rebhühner (ebenso das entlehnte lat. cacabāre), κακκάζειν `gackern';

    lat. cacillāre `gackern (von der Henne)';

    ndd. kakkeln `gackern', nl. kokkelen `kollern (vom Hahn)', woneben ahd. gackizōn `gackern (von der ein Ei legenden Henne)', nhd. gackern, dial. gaggezen, nhd. Gockel (s. auch unter ghegh-).

    II. Lat. coco coco `Naturlaut der Hühner' (Petron 59, 2), franz. coq `Hahn', dän. kok, schwed. mdartl. kokk `Hahn', anord. (afrz. Lw.) kokr, ags. cocc, nl. alt cocke ds.; aksl. kokotъ `Hahn', kokošъ `Henne', russ. kokotátь `gackern' usw.

    III. Ai. kurkuṭa-, kukkuṭa- m. `Hahn', kukkubha- m. (mind. für *kurkubha-) `Fasan'; lat. cūcurriō, -īre `kollern' (vom Hahn), cūcuru Interjektion; nhd. kikeriki (älter kükerukü, kükerlüküh), md. kuckern, kockern, köcken `krähen'; lit. kakarýkū `kikeriki', klruss. usw. kukuríku ds., serb. kukùriječēm-, -ijèkati, russ. kukorékatь usw. `krähen', gr. κουρίζω ds.

    IV. Gr. κίκιρρος, κικκός `Hahn' Hes.; osk. cicirrus, Cognomen des Messius, wohl `Kampfhahn'.

References: WP. I 455 f., WH. I 126, 212, 242, 300.
Pages: 611
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